Digital Radar Implementation with Amplitude Predistortion

Brian Sun, Mark Yeary, Faruk Uysal, Nathan Goodman, Caleb Fulton, Rafael Rincon

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Abstract

The modern advancements in digital electronics allow waveforms to be easily synthesized and captured using only digital electronics. The synthesis of radar waveforms using only digital electronics, such as Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) and Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) allows for a majority of the analog chain to be removed from the system. In order to create a constant amplitude waveform, the amplitude distortions must be compensated for. The method chosen to compensate for the amplitude distortions is to pre-distort the waveform so, when it is influenced by the system, the output waveform has a near constant amplitude modulus. The effects of the predistortion were observed to be successful in both range and range-Doppler radar implementations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE Radar Conference
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherIEEE
Pages1691-1696
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4673-8823-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2017
Event2017 IEEE Radar Conference, RadarConf'17: Building on a Century of Innovation - Seattle, WA, United States
Duration: 8 May 201712 May 2017
http://www.radarconf17.org/

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE Radar Conference, RadarConf'17
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle, WA
Period8/05/1712/05/17
Internet address

Keywords

  • Predistortion
  • Radar
  • Field programmable gate arrays
  • Estimation
  • Phase distortion
  • Phased arrays

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